Following are additional albums released during November 2019 across multiple genres—some will be reviewed in future issues of Black Grooves.
Blues, Folk, Country
Jackie Washington: World of Jackie Washington (Borealis)
John Dee Holeman: Last Pair of Shoes (Music Maker Relief Foundation)
Travis Greene: Broken Record (RCA Inspiration)
Classical, Soundtracks
Margaret Bonds: Ballad of the Brown King (Avie)
Terence Blanchard: Harriet – Original Soundtrack (Backlot Music)
Todd “Speech” Thomas: 16 Bars – Original Soundtrack (Caroline/UMG)
Funk, Rock, Pop, House, Electronic
Black Violin: Take the Stairs (Di Versatile Music Group)
Fire From The Gods: American Sun (Eleven Seven)
FKA Twigs: Magdalene (Young Turks)
Jessica Ekomane: Multivocal (Important)
Kilo Kish: mothe Black/Yellow/Orange Swirl (Blacksmith)
Sudan Archives: Athena (Stones Throw)
Gospel, CCM
Chris Wesley and Undignified Praise: Encounter (dig) (Undignified Music)
Donnie McClurkin: A Different Song (RCA Inspiration/Camdon Music)
Eric Waddell: Presents Hour of Power Experience (New Day Ent.)
Neal Roberson: Shout! (Malaco)
Various: No Other Love: Midwest Gospel (1965-1978) (Tompkins Square)
Holiday
Dave Stryker: Eight Track Christmas (Strikezone)
Michael White: The Savior Is Here
Natalie Cole: Holly & Ivy (reissue) (Craft)
Various: Blues Christmas (Putumayo)
Jazz
Azar Lawrence: Summer Solstice (vinyl reissue) (Jazz Dispensary)
Craig Taborn & Vadim Neselovskyi: Book Beri’ah Vol 11-Da’at (Tzadik)
Darren Barrett: Mr. Steiner (db Studios)
Fostina Dixon: Vertical Alignment
Incognito: Tomorrow’s New Dream (Bluey Music)
Jamael Dean: Black Space Tapes (Stones Throw)
Jon Batiste: Chronology of a Dream: Live at Village Vanguard (Verve)
June Tyson: Saturnian Queen of the Sun Ra Arkestra (Third Man)
Junius Paul: Ism (IARC)
Keith Jarret: Munich 2016 (ECM)
Lafayette Harris, Jr.: You Can’t Lose with the Blues (Savant)
Marcus Elliot Trio: Broken Seeds, Vol. 1 (dig)
Matthew Shipp String Trio: Symbolic Reality (Rogueart)
Miles Davis Quintet: Legendary Prestige Quintet Sessions (Box Set) (Craft)
Najee: Center of the Heart (Shanachie)
Patterson Twins: Let Me Be Your Lover (Pias America)
Ralph Peterson’s GenNext Big Band: Listen Up! (Onyx Productions)
T.K. Blue: The Rhythms Continue (JAJA)
Tanya Hall: Say Yes (Blue Canoe)
Terri Lyne Carrington & Social Science: Waiting Game (Motéma Music)
The Funky Knuckles: Delicious (Ropeadope)
Tribe: Hometown: Detroit Sessions 1990-2014 (Strut)
Vincent Herring, Bobby Watson, Gary Bartz: Bird at 100 (Smoke Sessions)
William Hooker: Symphonie of Flowers (Org Music)
R&B, Soul
Beverley Knight: BK25 With Leo Green Orchestra (Rhino)
Big Mike & the R&B Kings: This Song’s for You (Red Tint)
Booker T. Jones: Note By Note (Edith Street)
Cautious Clay: Table of Context (Cautious Clay Music)
Dominique Fils Aime: Stay Tuned (Ensoul)
Fats Domino: I’ve Been Around: Complete Imperial & ABC Paramount (box set) (Bear Family)
LuLu Fall: Between Two Worlds (Ropeadope)
Michael Kiwanuka: Kiwanuka (Interscope)
Prince: 1999 (5CD/10LP + DVD deluxe ed.) (Warner)
R.Lum.R: Surfacing (Island)
Society Hill Orchestra: Butch Ingram Presents Philly Classics, Vol. 2 (EMG)
Sondra ‘Blinky’ Williams: Heart Full of Soul Motown Anthology (Real Gone)
Summer Dennis & Rhymes: Second Summer (Rhymes Enterprises)
Summer Walker: Over It (Interscope)
Various: Vertical Alignment (Westbound)
Various: Jack Ashford’s Just Productions (Kent)
Rap, Hip Hop
Apollo Brown: Sincerely, Detroit (Mello Music)
Boosie Badazz: Talk Dat Shit (Badazz Music)
Cuban Doll: Savage Life (Savage Music)
Curren$y & Smoke DZA: Prestige Worldwide (Cinematic Music Group)
Czarface: The Odd Czar Against Us (Silver Age)
Danny Brown: uknowhatimsayin¿ (Warp)
Dave East: Survival (Def Jam)
DDG: Valedictorian (Epic)
DJ Shadow: Our Pathetic Age (Mass Appeal)
Fabolous: Summertime Shooutout 3 (Def Jam)
Flipp Dinero: Love for Guala (Cinematic Music Group)
Fred The Godson: God Level (TCF Music Group)
Gang Starr: One of The Best Yet (Gang Starr Ent.)
Hoodrich Pablo Juan: DMV (Alamo)
IAMSU: Boss Up V (Eyes On Me)
Iann Dior: Industry Plant (Ten Thousand Projects)
Jacqueese: King of R&B (Cash Money)
Jose Guapo: Nonchalant (Empire)
Krept & Konan: Revenge Is Sweet (Virgin EMI)
Kur: Spare Me (7947 Records)
Lil B: Loyalty Casket (Basedworld)
LouGotCash: Love Ain’t Real (Gwinin)
Luh Kel: Mixed Emotions (Cinematic Music Group)
MBNel: Born to Win (Empire)
Mozzy & Tsu Surf: Blood Cuzzins (Empire)
Pardison Fontaine: Under8ed (Atlantic)
Reese LaFlare: Final Fantasy (Empire)
Retch: Still Goin’ Up (Fastmoney)
Rexx Life Raj: Father Figure 3: Somewhere Out There (Empire)
Rockie Fresh: Destination (Rostrum)
Rod Wave: Ghetto Gospel (Alamo)
Stalley: Reflection of Self: The Head Trip (Nature Sounds)
Styles P: Presence (Empire)
Tasha The Amazon: Black Moon (Hot Steam Ent.)
TeeJay3k: Soul Searchin (FWMB)
The Game: Born 2 Rap (eOne)
Thutmose: Don’t Wake Me (Empire)
Trippie Redd: A Love Letter To You 4 (TenThousand Projects)
YNW Bslime: Baby Goat (YNW)
YNW Melly: Melly vs. Melvin
Young Scooter: Trap Hero (Reckless Republic)
Reggae, International, Latin
Bossacucanova: Bossa Got the Blues (Six Degrees)
Eric Kol: Today (reissue) (BBE)
Gyedu-Blay Ambolley: 11th Street, Sekondi (Agogo)
Kareyce Fotso & Reiner Witzel: Aneya (Jazzsick)
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80: Night Dreamer Direct-To-Disc Session (Night Dreamer)
Sly & Robbie vs. Roots Radics: The Final Battle (Soulbeats)
Staff Benda Bilili: Effacer Le Tableau (Wagram)
Various: Send I a Lion: A Nighthawk Reggae Joint (Omnivore)
Walter Gavitt Ferguson: King of Calypso Limonense – Legendary Tape Recordings Vol.2 (Bongo Joe)